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Oxted earmarked for fibre broadband upgrade
Oxted is set to be one of the first areas in Surrey to get access to super-fast fibre broadband after a deal between Surrey County Council and BT was agreed. This will give 15,000 homes and business across the county greater...
Read moreBT hails Surrey's 'world-beating' fibre broadband plan
Surrey's fibre optic broadband plans will give the county world-leading connectivity, according to BT's managing director of next-generation access Bill Murphy. The county council aims to achieve almost universal...
Read moreWales begins quest to achieve 96% fibre broadband coverage
Wales is on track to achieve its goal of 96 per cent fibre optic broadband coverage following the start of the Superfast Cymru rollout. The first new fibre broadband street cabinet installed as part of the project was unveiled on...
Read moreStudy finds one-euro drop in fibre broadband price attracted 400k customers
Cutting fibre optic broadband prices by just €1 (87p) has resulted in customer numbers rising by 400,000 across Europe since the final quarter of 2009, according to Quantum-Web. Tariff analysis from the organisation turned...
Read moreChi Onwurah concerned at lack of FTTH planning
Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Chi Onwurah has expressed her concern that the government and major internet service providers appear to have no significant plans regarding the widespread rollout of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH)...
Read moreShared fibre access model 'could support govt's super-fast broadband goals'
Adopting a shared fibre access model in towns and cities could significantly contribute towards achieving the UK government's super-fast broadband targets, according to a new report. Drawn up by Oxera and CityFibre, the...
Read moreDownscaled fibre broadband pledge angers Cheshire residents
Residents and businesses in rural Cheshire have hit out at the decision to scale back a major rollout of fibre optic broadband in the area. The Connecting Cheshire project, led by Cheshire East Council (CEC) and Cheshire West and...
Read moreDorset council expects fibre broadband to boost economic confidence
Dorset County Council (DCC) believes the launch of fibre optic broadband in more local communities will help to boost confidence of an economic recovery. BT is planning to roll out super-fast connectivity to another 18,000 homes...
Read moreBirmingham Chamber of Commerce hails fibre broadband plan
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce has welcomed plans that will see fibre optic broadband coverage extended to tens of thousands more West Midlands properties. A further 245,000 homes and businesses in six Birmingham and Black...
Read moreCalix helps bring ultra-fast fibre broadband to Cotswolds villages
Two Cotswolds villages have gained access to ultra-fast fibre optic broadband thanks to telecoms multiservice access solutions firm Calix. The company's E7-2 Ethernet Service Access Platform is helping to bring some of the...
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